Facilitators:     Greg and Sandhya 

(Topics: Setting up iPhone for child; Amazon e-sim; app update, search bar moved; VoiceOver volume drops;  how to unsubscribe from magazines on BARD; viewing passwords in keychain; permissions in What’s app; VoiceOver quick setting two-finger quadruple tap; two-finger scrub; Zoom not storing name; using lidar in iOS17 to read appliances;  or Visions; benefits of lidar; using Find My for Air Tags; BE My Eyes AI privacy issues; using magnifier to access lidar; iBUG Bytes - resuming a recording in Voice Memos app; certain options for reading text are not in share sheet; new update available for Apple Watch; using gift card to pay for iCloud storage; on Facebook, notification says a person died in a crash, this is a scam; Apple Pay with Touch ID versus Face ID; using Seeing  AI to read medication bottles; Script Talk app.

Facilitators:    Brad, Sandhya, & Michael  

Topics:  Special 600th Buzz Conference Call Celebration; iBUG Bytes - sharing a voice mail; panel discussion of Apple’s Wonder Lust event on September 12, 2023.

Facilitators:   Maria and Sandhya 

Topics: Sound Scape is back; labeling an unlabeled button; unable to find interested button on Facebook; App Library; finding a missing app; VoiceOver in Uber app;  turning off notifications for a holiday or vacation; off loading unused apps; tap to talk on Zoom; international call on What’s App;  whether to automatically load updates; iBUG Bytes - extracting verification code from a text message;  Apple event on September 12, 2023; creating a new contact from a number in a text message; share play; finding a book already listened on Audible; cancelling Audible subscription;  syncing apps to iCloud; changes to feedback in Wordle;Time to Pet app for dog owners.

Facilitators: Pete and Sandhya 

Topics: Loading app from Apple Watch; Minimize battery loss listening to Overcast; Apple TV; Dictation with Siri; Apple TV remote; transferring data from iPad to iPhone; iCloud storage; extra iCloud storage for 21 days for back up purposes; multiple devices using a single Apple ID; iBUG Zoom links opens Zoom and Safari; connecting Zoomax Braille display;  new pin for pairing e-reader; correcting balance in Air Pods; e-mails containing screen shots with text; acknowledgment of new mentees;   iBUG Bytes - adding a website to the home screen; I Toys segment - Sound Core Q 45 by Anker; Be My AI still in Beta; videos opening automatically while reviewing News Feed in Facebook; how to turn of shorts in Youtube; accessability of X, formerly Twitter.

Facilitators: Brad  and Sandhya 

Topics: unable to view bookmarks in Safari; Touch ID not working; deleted contacts reappearing; deleting a contact; deleting calendar notifications; navigating on Braille e-reader; voiceOver stopped talking; different types of resets; backing pictures to iCloud; notifications going to Apple Watch not iPhone; editing in Voice Memos app; battery draining;  quickest way to answer a phone call; iBUG Bytes - turning of confirmation when sending a text with Siri; hey Siri drains battery because always listening;  setting up VoiceOver shortcut; repeated notifications of a meeting;  updating Apple Watch OS; Bard opens recently reading by itself; checking status of updates for apps; native camera app; QR code reader; adding QR code to control

Facilitators:     Greg    and Sandhya 

Topics:  mute button on Zoom app; accidentally turning on camera from Lock Screen; hotspot explained; entering password for Apple ID;  getting on waiting list for Be My Eyes virtual volunteer; complications on Apple Watch; Streamlets app on Apple Watch; VO Starter app;  deleting podcast from Overcast app; deleting drafts in Mail app; Rivo Remote Control with iPhone; iBUG Bytes - split finger double-tap;  losing transparency settings on air Pods Pro 1;  free app in App Store says purchase, but is really free; list of Braille command for e-reader - K-chord opens help mode;  recommendations for indoor navigations apps - Clew, Seeing AI World View; files names not in order in Voice Memos.

Facilitators:    Maria   and Sandhya 

Topics:  how to download multiple episodes on podcast app; flashlight  on Home Screen; erasing Way Around tag; difference between Pen Friend and Way Around Tags; NFC stickers; not getting spoken notifications from Weather app; using Envision to find bar codes;  playing live music over Zoom;  iBUG Bytes - notification settings;  asking Siri to read recent voice mail; battery draining faster than normal; Perplexity - new AI app; screen curtain and display brightness; how much does VoiceOver usage drain the iPhone battery; reading pdf from Mail app; scene channel in Seeing AI has improved, giving more information about surroundings.

Facilitators:   Pete  and Sandhya 

Topics: VoiceOver stopping in mail app; take focus off time in status bar;  reasons for getting an Apple Watch; Voice Mail full notification; deleting previously deleted voice mail;  turn off speak notifications;  if iPhone locked, notification comes to Apple Watch; Seeing AI color identifier;  VoiceOver not announcing caller when on another call; setting phone notification to full screen; if listening to audio book, calls not announced; 

iBUG Bytes - recognize a song with music recognition feature or Siri; ;  Karaoke apps; using Podcast app to review iBUG podcasts; programming routine on Alexa app; where to buy older iPhones; four-finger single tap; automatic updates; Siri not following commands, solution wait a few seconds after invoking Siri. 

Facilitators:   Marie   and Sandhya 

Topics: Tagging in Facebook; text thread deleted; no sound notification for text messages;   audio description and Hulu app;  pause with Voice Memos; Just Press Record is alternate to Voice Memos;  screen goes blank in different apps; delete button missing, only shows archive button in mail app; comments on YouTube app;   closing App Music; closing apps in app switcher, is it necessary or not;  iBUG Bytes - adding a contact to favorites; turning off clicking when Safari is loading a webpage; turning off voice controls; voice controls explained; sharing podcast in Overcast app; using rotor on Apple Watch; i-Toys  Segment - Sennheisser Ambio headset 3d recording headset; cost of Just Press Record app; editing capabilities on Voice Memos;  creating slide show. 

Facilitators: Greg and Sandhya 

Topics: answering call with Zoom E-reader; VoiceOver practice with four-finger double tap; media  purchase  button dimmed;  using Zoom account on two devices, not at same time;  mail delay default setting is ten seconds; Hey Siri not responding;  VoiceOver randomly shuts off; Siri not able to find contacts;  Voice wait a few seconds after invoking Siri before issuing commands; Vista not consistent with markers; Braille Screen Input issue with raise to speak toggle setting; using GPS apps with locked screen;  always listen for Siri setting;  Siri only plays part of audio message; turning off clicking when webpage is loading; those who do not have iCloud storage, photos will not be stored for 30 days; creating folders in Gmail; iBUG Bytes - notify me e-mail feature;  saving photos to iCloud; Bard books disappeared after setting up new iPhone; fast forwarding in Bard gets stuck;  Bard does not work with VPN; ping notification on Apple Watch of unread email messages. On iPhone; VPN explained; VPN gives more secure browsing;  unsyncing iCloud; Prime Day purchases; new feature on Amazon Prime, one-time garage opener, temporary key to counteract porch pirates.